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| Subject: | Re: Need help for Cavalier Zimmerit!!! |  |
| Date: | Feb 11, 2001 |
| From: | Michael Gutierrez | |
Hi:
I recently applied the Cavalier set for the Tiger I to a tamiya kit. I found
that my lightly sanding the kit surface and using "Z" poxy, the zimmerit held
just fine. "Z" poxy is a two part resin epoxy with a hardener. I set slowly
enough for me to get the zimmerit into the right place.
Mike Gutierrez
bxmike1@efortress.com
Los Angeles, California
"Yc. Wang" wrote:
> Hello TL'ers,
>
> I just got Cavalier Zimmerit sheets for a model I really messed up. I have
> learned that Squadron putty eats into plastic like I have never seen! Really
> messy.
>
> Anyway, I have heard that Cavalier Zimmerit sheets need to be sanded. What
> does that mean? Sanded as in thinning down the pattern? Or thinning down the
> back? Or both?
>
> Basically, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH CAVALIER ZIMMERIT SHEETS? Please enlighten
> me. =^)
>
> And also, the pattern seems very rough. In some areas, there seem to be
> "globs" of "zimmerit". I mean BIG globs on the zimmerit sheets. Do those
> need to be sanded or are they part of the pattern that comes with the
> sheets?
>
> Big Thanks!
>
> Sincerely,
> -=Yc.W=- |
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